The British boss of Japanese camera firm Olympus, Michael Woodford, has been dismissed after just two weeks in the role of chief executive following a clear clash of cultures... more
Sony has secured financing from an Abu Dhabi investment fund to back its bid for British music company EMI, an acquisition that would beef up its content catalogue as it struggles to compete with Apple... more
Shares in Sony tumble more than 4%, as the company issues its most abject apology yet for the massive online security breach of customers' credit-card details... more
Sony has hired outside investigators to help secure its networks and catch those behind a massive breach that exposed the personal data of more than 100 million video game users... more
Sony looks set to face legal action across the globe after it belatedly disclosed a security breach of its popular PlayStation Network, infuriating gamers and sending the firm's shares down 5% in Tokyo... more
Viewers will be able to watch 3D shows without spectacles using a revolutionary new technology which firms hope will boost sales of the format.... more
Downing Street is extremely proud of its new Business Advisory Group. I don’t want to be a dreadful sceptic but I can’t help it: I feel the need to emit a large yawn... more
Sony will launch the first home 3D TV next year. The new sets will use special glasses with electronic shutters which fool the brain into thinking it is seeing a three dimensional image... more
The shock news of Michael Jackson’s death prompted extraordinary scenes outside the Los Angeles hospital where he was taken — and at any venue that he had been associated with... more
Electronics: Consumer electronics giant Sony has reduced the cost of building the PlayStation game console by 35%, paving the way for a price cut next year... more
Consumer: The global plunge into full-blown recession gathered pace as Britain was engulfed by an avalanche of bad news and Sony announced 16,000 job cuts around the world... more
Al Pacino is to be honoured for his 40-year acting career. The Oscar-winner will be presented with the American Film Institute's highest accolade, the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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